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Although next year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup may be the main aim for Colin Tizzard and Thistlecrack, the champion trainer is under no illusions as to just how much work the reigning World Hurdle winner will have to do in order to be ready for the famous meeting in March. Eight-year-old Thistlecrack won the recent mallardjewellers.com Novices Chase at Cheltenham, his second successive chasing victory, however he demonstrated his inexperience with some erratic jumping.
Meanwhile 2015 Gold Cup winner Coneygree has returned to action following a severe injury recently, and trainer Mark Bradstock is hoping that the nine-year-old can earn a £1 million Jockey Club bonus for winning the Betfair Chase, King George and Gold Cup hat-trick. Coneygree is the 9/4 second favourite for the Betfair on November 19th at bookmakers Coral, with the fact that Cue Card is the favourite at 13/8 meaning that some question whether Bradstock’s horse will have the legs after such a long absence.
